Couch hammock



H. MINTZ COUCH HAMMOCK June 11, 1929.

2 sheetssheet 1 Filed June 14, 1924 I7 @Lugvi/@ Zia/F712] Milf/3152. /E/ @a -m H. MINTZ COUCH HAMMOGK June 11, 1929.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 14, 1924 I7 @U67 @tow 17a/Try Mzi/Z, 72g w@ Patented June 11, 1.929.

UNITED` STATES HARRY MINTZ, OF BOSTON, IVIASSACHUSEZWJS.`

COUCH HAMMOCK.

Application filed J-une 14,Y

This invention pertains. to couch hammocks or swing couchesand more particularly to a type of hammock especially adapted for use indoors, for example in sun parlors and the like, where the usual means provided for suspending couch hammocks or the like are unsuitable. Y s

Principal yobjects of the invention are to` provide a swing couch or couch hammock adapted to be set up in any convenient loca'- tion and embodying` in itsown structure the necessary supports for suspending the swinging seat, thus avoiding the uselo'f unsightly suspension stands or frames or the necessity of providing hooks or other attaching means in the walls or ceiling of the apartment7 but without unduly restricting freedom of motion of the swinging seat; to provide a swing couch or knock-down type having separable parts adapted to be packed snugly for shipping or storage but which are held securely and rigidly in operative relation when set up; to provide means for connecting the several parts of the swing couch i of such acharacter that the'parts'may be assembled orA separatedA easily and without the use of tools; and to embody the invention in a durable Astructure of pleasing appearance which maybe manufactured read-` ilyand at relatively low cost.

In the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example, and, in suc-h' drawings y s i AFig.v 1 is a perspective Aview ofthe device set uplior use but omitting the usual mattress and cushions;

Fig. 2 is a. :fragmentary front elevation` to large scale illustrating the means for connecting one 'of the end frames to one of 4the longitudinally extending vrails which hold the end rames in spaced relation;

Fig. 3 is amplan View 'of the parts shown in Fig."2 i

Fig. et is a fragmentary end view of the lower part of one of the brackets secured to the swinging 'seat andby means Lof which the latter is connected to the suspending means; f Y

Fig. 5 a front elevation oit the partsshown in Fig. 4; v u

Fig. G is a fragmentary elevation ot one vend of one of the suspension chains showing the detachable connecting means carried thereby; and y Fig. 7`is a fragmentary.perspective view 1924. serial No. 720,007,

*u showing a rear corner of the seat frame and illustrating one of the sockets in which the back rest is removably mounted,a portion of thevback rest being shown in positionV to enter the socket.`

1n that embodiment of the invention herein selected for illustration the device ,com-

prises spaced substantially I-shaped Vend frameset likeV construction, each frame having a horizontal elongate toot 1 adapted to rest upon the floor, a top bar v2 substantially parallel to the foot, and va vertical standard connecting the foot and top bar. The vertical standard of each end frame preferably comprises substantially parallel spaced vertical bars 5 and 6, preferably tubular, which diverge from each other at their lower ends to provide substantially horizontal portions 7 and 8 respectively which are secured by means of rivets 9 `and 10, orin other suitable mannerito a vertical flange 3 constituting a portion of the corresponding foot 1.

vFor convenience in construction, the foot consists oi a piece of angle bar having its vertical iiange at the outer side of the end frame, and horizontal. portions 7 and 48 of the rods 5 and are disposed Within the angle of the bar andvsecured to the inner "face of its vertical Hange.

Thebars 5 and 6 ralso diverge from each vother at their upper ends to providehori- Zontal portions V11 and 12 respectively, secured by rivets 13 and 14 to thefvertically depending flange 4701i the correspondingtop bar' 2. The latter member likewise preferably consists of a length of angle bar having its vertical flange directeddownwardly and at the outer side of the end frame, and the' members 11 and 12 are ,disposed within the angle et the bar so that they are concealed from the outer side ot the end frame.

The top bars 2 constitutesupports for arm rests 15. The vlatterare preferably of upwardly convex contour, preferably though not necessarily7 hollow for the sake'otl light-` ness, and may be made' of any suitable material such for example as wicker work or the like. l

YEach of the bars 5 and 6 of eachend frame is provided near the lower part of its vertical portion with a bracket v16 (Figs. 2 and 3). Each bracket comprises `a web 17 constituting the outer wall of a chamber 18. Each web 17 is Jurnished'with a vertical slot 19 leading into the chamber 18,

suclrslot being widened midway its length CJJ Cil

having a rib 23 adapted to lit snugly in the vertical slot or recess l9 in the web 17 and also having a button or head 24 at the lower end ofV the rib 23 adapted to enter the chamber 18 through the socket openino` 2O and to'be positioned at the lower part of said chamber behind therweb 17 so' as detachably to connect the rail 2l to the end frame.

The space between the vertical portions of' the bars andv G may preferably be filled in by meansof a. panel 25. This panel maybe of any suitable construction, such for example as wicker work or sheet steel, perforated if desired to simulate such wicker work, or in fact of any other desirable or ornamental construction or appearance. Obviously this panel may be omitted it desired, and Vthe space between the bars 5 and (S may be left entirely open, or closed, or partially closed in some other manner.

The top bars 2 are. provided with openings 264 and 27 or equivalent elements in their opposite ends, preferably `in the de'- pending vertical flanges 4L thereof. Suspension members 28, herein illustrated as chainsare secured at their upper ends in the several openings. Wliile'chains make 'desirabel suspension members, it is contemplated that other and equivalent means may be substituted. Each of these chains terminates in a connecting member at its lower' end for a purpose hereinafter described.

The swinging seat or mattress supporting frame S is preferably of substantially rectangular 'form comprising a front rail 29,v

end rails 30 and 3l respectively, and a rear rail 32. These rails are preferably of angle bar construction having their horizontal flanges at thebottom and directed inwardly, such flanges being provided with openings to facilitate attachment of the usual spring fabric constituting the support for the inattress or cushions.

At each corner of the seat a vertically eX? tending bracket, preferably of angle iron, is secured thereto. Each of these brackets comprises a flange 33 secured to the corresponding front or backrail of the frame, and an end flange 34 secured to one of the end rails of the frame. At the lowerend of the end flange 34 of each bracket, a vertically extending slot 35 isA provided, such slot heilig prelferablyr open at its lower end. This slot isadapted to co-operate with the connector element above described carried by the lower endl of the corresponding chain 28. This yconnector element is preferably of T-sliape, comprising a narrow shank '36 and a head 36a. The shank is of a width per mitting it to slip within the slot 35 while the head is of sufficient width to prevent its withdrawal 'from the slot. lVith this arrangement it is an easy matter detachably to connect the lower end of each chain to the corresponding bracket.

The two rear brackets project upwardly above the plane of the seat frame and short scctionsof angle iron comprising flanges 37 and 38 are secured to the upper parts of such projecting portions of the brackets in' such manner that the flanges 3S `of such sections are parallel to the flangesv El of the brackets. Other short sections of angle iron having flanges 39 and LlO'are disposed between the flanges 33 and 38, the flange d() being horizontal and constituting the bottom of a socket el thus provided at the upper end of the bracket. The sockets il in the `oppoitc end bracllets are adapted removably to support a back rest B comprising top rail 4l4,'bottoin rail ad, and end rails l5 andA 46 respectively, the lower ends of the end rails being adapted to seat within therespective sockets 1.1.

lf desired the back rest may yalso comprise longitudinally extending wires l? secured at one or both ends by means of springs 4S to the end rails and Li6 of the back rest and connected tov each other if desired and to the top and'ibot'tom rails of the back rest by means of springs 49. Thisback rest may be erna-mentally finished or upholstered if desired with any suitable material or may merely constitute a 'frame for supporting a removable cushion or cushions. y

lVith theconstruction illustrated it is possible to remove the back rest and seat fraine lOll and then to detach the end frames from the connecting rails 2l thus permitting the entire structure to be packed snugly yfor shipment. At the same time the device may be Vset up in a very short time withoutthe use derstood that other and equivalent connec-v` tions, for example hooks, bolts, etc., may be substituted without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is also to be un derstood that the specific mode of connecting the rails 2l to the end frames is not essential to the main purpose of the invention nor are the structural materials above described necessary to its proper embodiment.

The device herein illustrated and claimed is of vpleasingl appearance and can be set up in any desired location without reference to the necessity for providing `suspension means for the swinging seat. The latter is yfree to swing to the desired extent without interference with the rails 2l connecting the end :trames while the employment of the downwardly projecting brackets for attaching the lower ends of the Vflexible connectors permits the seat to swing in a relatively long arc. h/loieover, when the device is set in an exposed situation the back rest may be removed and laid face down upon the seat, thus constituting` a protecting cover for the latter when not in use.

The hammock described may be constructed cheaply andV rapidly as the materials employed are in large measure of standard iorin while the device is extremely durable and capable of hard usage without becoming loose in its'joints.

l claim: i

1. A couch hammock comprising spaced end frames, `a seat frame having a downs wardly projecting bracket at each corner, said brackets having vertically elongate slots at their lower ends, the slots being onen at their lower extremities, a pair of iiexible suspension members carried by each end iframe7 and a T-shaped connector attached to each suspension member7 said connectors being constructed and arranged to have their shank por-tions engaged in the slots of the respective brackets thereby detachably to secure the seat frames to the suspension a pair of parallel bars having their upper and lower. ends bent divergently to provide horizontal members, and means securing the horizontal end members of said bars to the ktop and bottom bars within their angles respectively.

23. A couch hammock provided with an end frame comprising a horizontal top rail having a downwardly directed vertical ilange, ya pair ot bars provided with horizontalv portions secured respectively to said iiange, said bars also having vertical portions substantially parallel with each other, the lower ends ci said bars being divergently cin-ved to provide horizontal end portions, and a horizontal foot member to which the lower. end portions of said bars are attached.

Signed by me at Boston, Mass., this 4th rday otI .l une 1924.

HARRY MINTZ. 

